Ruth Peacock

Ruth is the leader of the Religion Media Centre project and oversees its work. After studying theology and teaching RE, she trained as a journalist on a local paper, freelanced in print and radio and then joined the BBC, working in many news departments, including the main newsgathering desk. She also worked on the BBC’s move into the new W1 building and studied organisational change.

Written Content

Religion news 26 April 2024

Bishop: Rwanda bill is a dark moment in our country’s history; Jewish groups urge review of the 1986 Public Order Act to improve policing of demonstrations; CofE partners with housing groups to campaign for Homes For All

Religion news 25 April 2024

Catholic bishops against medical intervention for gender dysphoria children; Tributes to Frank Field, decent and inspiring public servant; World’s first Sikh Court opens in London; Buddhist Temple made of a million beer bottles, collapses

Migrants crossing English channel

Religion news 24 April 2024

Church leaders’ “deep misgivings” on the Rwanda bill; United Methodists start crucial conference deciding same-sex rules; Awards for British Muslim business leaders contributing millions to the economy; Services at ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’ church under threat

Religion news 22 April 2024

Met police meet Jewish leaders after man moved on for being “openly Jewish”; Appeal to defend inter-faith work from being denigrated and undermined; New pilgrimage route honouring women founders of Christianity in Kent

Religion news 19 April 2024

India election gets underway with hopes for protection for religious minorities; Archbishop of Wales calls for halt to “indefensible abuse” of rivers; US Methodist bishops prepare for “seismic shift” in LGBT vote next week

Religion news 18 April 2024

Religious Education “continuing to wilt” with no coherent national plan; Michaela School prayer ban judgment still causing waves; Legacy of Covid 19 among cremation staff, the unsung key workers of the pandemic

Religion news 17 April 2024

Prayer ban victory highlights confusion over religious equality in schools; Bishop appeals for victims of modern slavery to be exempt from Rwanda bill; British Jewish organisation Yachad urges desperate need for diplomacy in Middle East; Outdoor activities chaplain for Snowdonia / Eyri

Religion news 16 April 2024

Orthodox bishop knifed during live broadcast service in Sydney; Rwanda bill amendments supported by bishops are rejected by MPs; Soul Survivor former leaders say church silence on abuse must change

Religion news 15 April 2024

Pope warns against fuelling a spiral of violence in the Middle East; West End clergy horrified at proposal to criminalise rough sleepers;Leeds businessman starts up halal cat food company; Justin Welby and the Cheeky Pandas

Religion news 12 April 2024

Large Vaisakhi celebration in Gravesend planned for tomorrow; Catholic priest dies suddenly 17 days before being made a bishop; 5,000 expected at evangelical leaders’ conference in London on facing “distinct cultural moment”